Sincerely Yours 1955

Tony Warrin Liberace is a celebrated pianist who can play everything from classical melodies to lively Boogie-woogie. He has one ambition left, which is to perform at Carnegie Hall. His manager, Sam Dunne William Demarest, and his secretary, Marion Moore Joanne Dru—who secretly loves him—believe Tony’s playing has never been better, yet Tony longs for a fresh challenge. He decides to visit Zwolinski, the teacher who shaped him into the musician he is today, and there he meets Linda Curtis Dorothy Malone, who mistakes him for Zwolinski and explains why she wishes to learn the piano.

In a whirlwind courtship, Tony takes Linda out socially and also performs on the piano for her. He proposes marriage, but since they just met, Linda asks for more time. Before a concert in San Francisco, she becomes acquainted with Howard Ferguson Alex Nicol, a returning soldier who hopes to resume his career as a composer.

A concert date at Carnegie Hall is finally arranged, only to have tragedy strike Tony—a sudden loss of hearing. Doctors explain that an operation could either cure him or leave him totally deaf. Shaken by this turn of events, Tony withdraws into a reclusive, almost suicidal state in his New York City penthouse. He learns lip-reading and begins to observe strangers in Central Park, including a young boy, Alvie Hunt Richard Eyer, who also needs an operation.

The boy helps persuade Tony to take a risk, so he undergoes surgery and his hearing returns. He also spies Linda through binoculars with Howard and realizes they are in love, though Linda has been staying with Tony out of sympathy for his situation. Tony then performs a Carnegie Hall concert and offers his blessing to the couple. When he sees the loyal Marion, he realizes that they can have a future together.